Skirt-gage.



l. T. CANTWELL.

SKIRT GAGE.

APPucATloN FILED sEPL. 1914.

1, l 46,401 Patented .my 13, 1915.

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JAMES TIMOTHY cAN'rwELI., or GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN.

sKIIvr-GAGE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Iatented July 13, 1915.

Application led September 8, 1914. Serial No. 860,724.

T0 all 1071.077?, t may concern.' i

Be it known that I, JAMES TIMOTHY CANTWELL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Grand Haven, in the county of'Ottawa and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Gages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains `to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a skirt gage by means of which a skirt may be measured and ahem formed thereon which will be at a desired distance above the i'loor or ground.

It is 4the object and purpose of this invention to provide a gage of this character formed of very few parts and of simple manufacture which may be adjustable so as to measure the distance of the skirt above the floor any desired height and which when not in use may be made to occupy relatively small space.

The construction of the preferred skirt gage shown as the embodiment of my invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawing, in which the figure is a perspective view of the skirt gage.

In the construction of the skirt gage there is provided a relatively heavy base l of suitable design projecting from which is the vertical rod 2 serving as a support for the block 3 which has an opening therethrough adjacent one end slidably receiving the vertical rod 2 whereby the block may be adjusted along the length of the vertical rod to any desired position. As a means of retaining the block in adjusted position the thumb screw 4 is threaded therethrough and engages against the vertical rod 2 as shown. Upon tightening the said thumb screw the block will be held in rigid relation to the upright rod and upon loosening it the block may be slidably adjusted to any desired position.

At a short distance from the vertical rod 2 and adjacent the opposite end thereof the block 8 is provided with a horizontal opening adapted to slidably receive the rod 5, said rod being retained in any position to which it may be adjusted by the thumb screw 6. An opening 7 passing vertically through the block 3 intersects said horizontal opening and in the inoperative position of the rod 5 it is inserted through said opening 7 as indicated in dotted lines in the figure, being retained by the same means, the thumb screw 6.

In the use and operation of the gage it is placed upon the floor adjacent the lower edge of the skirt hung upon a suitable form and said lower edge of the skirt is turned about the rod 5 and back against the underside of the skirt material, being then retained in position by means of pins. The form may be turned as a section of the skirt is thus operated upon and the operation continued until the entire hem is made, after which the hem may be permanently secured by sewing as will be readily understood. The distance that the skirt shall be above the floor is reguiated by the position of the block 3 upon the vertical standard 2 and the rod 5 may be adjusted to various positions with respect to the block so that it shallv project to a greater or less degree to the side thereof as is best suited for the working in the particular instance. Instead of using a form, this operation of making the hem of the skirt at a desired distance from the floor may be effected when the skirt is worn, the wearer turning as the operation progresses. When the gage is not in use the rod 5 is removed from the blpck and placed in its dotted line position parallel tothe vertical rod 2 and occupying the least space.

The gage as thus constructed is very serviceable and is very convenient in that it occupies little or no space when not in use. It is adjustable in all respects and by use thereof the hem of a skirt or other similar garment may be made to clear the Hoor at any desired distance above it. The construction comprises few parts and is very durable and eiiicient.

I claim:

1. A skirt gage comprising a base, a rod extending vertically therefrom, a block adjustable on the rod, said block having at a distance from the rod intersecting horizontal and vertical openings therein, a second rod adjustable in either of said openings and a single means for retaining said second rod in adjusted position in either opening.

2. A skirt gage comprising a base, a rod extending vertically therefrom, a block having ay vertical opening therethrough adjacent one end thereof and slidably receiving the rod, means to retain the block in any desired position on the rod, said block n In testimony whereof I afix my signature In presence of tWo Witnesses.

'JAMES TIMOTHY CANTWELL.

Witnesses:

WM. L. PHILLIPS, CHARLES A. COOPER.

also having intersecting horizontal and vertical openings therethrough adjacent the other end thereof, a second rod adapted to be adjustabiy received in either of said openings and means to retain said second rod in any position to Which it may be adjusted With respect to the block.

Copies of this patent ma;1 be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. G. 

